Laser-induced dispersion control

An intense laser pulse is used to control the spectral phase of a weak probe pulse as they overlap in fused silica. The laser-induced linear chirp is controlled by the delay time between pulses. Dependence from intensity and spectral phase of the pump pulse is also studied. Experimental data is vali...

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Published inOptics letters Vol. 39; no. 11; p. 3208
Main Authors Rasskazov, Gennady, Ryabtsev, Anton, Lozovoy, Vadim V, Dantus, Marcos
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2014
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Summary:An intense laser pulse is used to control the spectral phase of a weak probe pulse as they overlap in fused silica. The laser-induced linear chirp is controlled by the delay time between pulses. Dependence from intensity and spectral phase of the pump pulse is also studied. Experimental data is validated by numerical simulation based on optical Kerr effect. Results show that laser-induced pulse shaping is possible and may be useful for intracavity pulse compression and shaping in enhancement cavities.
ISSN:1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.39.003208